Aurach is a river

River

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 in the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n state of Upper Austria

Upper Austria

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It originates from the mountain Hochleckengebiet in the Höllengebirge and flows through the wooden rich valley Aurachtal

Aurachtal

Aurachtal is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany....

, that spreads through the communities of Altmünster

Altmünster

Altmünster is a market town located about 3 kilometres south of Gmunden in Upper Austria, on the west shore of the Traunsee. Its economic base consists primarily of tourism, light industry, and as a bedroom community for people working in larger communities such as Gmunden and Vöcklabruck....

 (Neukirchen

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, Reindlmühl) and Pinsdorf

Pinsdorf

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 (Kufhaus). After passing through Aurachtal the river flows further through the Alpenvorland via Aurachkirchen (district of Ohlsdorf

Ohlsdorf

Ohlsdorf is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria....

) until Wankham (municipality Regau

Regau

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), where it confluences

Confluence

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 with the river Ager

Ager River

The Ager is a river in Upper Austria; it is the discharge of the Attersee by Kammer Schörfling and Seewalchen, and by Lambach it flows into the Traun.The Ager emerged towards the end of the Würm glaciation, when the mighty glaciers began to melt....

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